καταλαβαίνω
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek καταλαβαίνω (katalabaínō), from Ancient Greek καταλαμβάνω (katalambánō) with metaplasm according to λαμβάνω (lambánō) > λαβαίνω (lavaíno).[1] Morphologically, κατα- (kata-) + λαβαίνω (lavaíno, “receive”). Doublet of καταλαμβάνω (katalamváno).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]καταλαβαίνω • (katalavaíno) (past κατάλαβα) passive: only plural present stem
- to understand, realise
Usage notes
[edit]- Although λαμβάνω (lamváno) and λαβαίνω (lavaíno) are alternative forms having the same meaning, this is not true of καταλαβαίνω (katalavaíno, “to understand, to realise, to notice”) and καταλαμβάνω (katalamváno, “to seize, to acquire sovereignty”).
- Passive voice: only plural present stem, with sense: "we understand each other"
Conjugation
[edit]καταλαβαίνω - (καταλαβαινόμαστε)
| Active voice ➤ | Passive voice ➤ | |||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect ➤ | Perfective aspect ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect |
| Non-past tenses ➤ | Present ➤ | Dependent ➤ | Present | Dependent |
| 1 sg | καταλαβαίνω | καταλάβω | — | — |
| 2 sg | καταλαβαίνεις | καταλάβεις | — | — |
| 3 sg | καταλαβαίνει | καταλάβει | — | — |
| 1 pl | καταλαβαίνουμε, [‑ομε] | καταλάβουμε, [‑ομε] | καταλαβαινόμαστε | — |
| 2 pl | καταλαβαίνετε | καταλάβετε | καταλαβαίνεστε, καταλαβαινόσαστε | — |
| 3 pl | καταλαβαίνουν(ε) | καταλάβουν(ε) | καταλαβαίνονται | — |
| Past tenses ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Simple past ➤ | Imperfect | Simple past |
| 1 sg | καταλάβαινα | κατάλαβα | — | — |
| 2 sg | καταλάβαινες | κατάλαβες | — | — |
| 3 sg | καταλάβαινε | κατάλαβε | — | — |
| 1 pl | καταλαβαίναμε | καταλάβαμε | καταλαβαινόμασταν, (-όμαστε) | — |
| 2 pl | καταλαβαίνατε | καταλάβατε | καταλαβαινόσασταν, (-όσαστε) | — |
| 3 pl | καταλάβαιναν, καταλαβαίναν(ε) | κατάλαβαν, καταλάβαν(ε) | καταλαβαίνονταν, καταλαβαινόντουσαν | — |
| Future tenses ➤ | Continuous ➤ | Simple ➤ | Continuous | Simple |
| 1 sg | θα καταλαβαίνω ➤ | θα καταλάβω ➤ | plural 1st: θα καταλαβαινόμαστε ➤ | — ➤ |
| 2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl | θα καταλαβαίνεις, … | θα καταλάβεις, … | plural 2nd: θα καταλαβαίνεστε, θα καταλαβαινόσαστε, ... | — |
| Perfect aspect ➤ | Perfect aspect | |||
| Present perfect ➤ | έχω, έχεις, … καταλάβει | — | ||
| Past perfect ➤ | είχα, είχες, … καταλάβει | — | ||
| Future perfect ➤ | θα έχω, θα έχεις, … καταλάβει | — | ||
| Subjunctive mood ➤ | Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). | |||
| Imperative mood ➤ | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect | Imperfective aspect | Perfective aspect |
| 2 sg | καταλάβαινε | κατάλαβε | — | — |
| 2 pl | καταλαβαίνετε | καταλάβετε | — | — |
| Other forms | Active voice | Passive voice | ||
| Present participle➤ | καταλαβαίνοντας ➤ | — | ||
| Perfect participle➤ | έχοντας καταλάβει ➤ | — | ||
| Nonfinite form➤ | καταλάβει | — | ||
| Notes Appendix:Greek verbs |
• (…) optional or informal. […] rare. {…} learned, archaic. • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency. • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive. | |||
Synonyms
[edit]- κατανοώ (katanoó)
Related terms
[edit]- ακαταλαβίστικος (akatalavístikos, “incomprehensible”)
- δεν καταλαβαίνω (den katalavaíno, “I do not understand”)
- πολυκαταλαβαίνω (polykatalavaíno, “understand too well”) (usually negative)
- στραβοκαταλαβαίνω (stravokatalavaíno, “understand incorrectly”)
References
[edit]- ^ καταλαβαίνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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